Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-17

Commissioner Sparks, and tiat he relies
iron the Judgment of tho former; ne con
codes that the Commissioner Ess made
GREAT efforts tc cave the public anje for
actual settlers; he acknowledges the great
imnroyement the Commissioner has mace
in the administration Of the Land Once,
and concludes by assuring the Commission
ar of his continued kindly feeling and CT
his earnest wish that the future may bring
to him complete success and satisfaction.
PEOPLE from Richmond now here sey that
Gen. Mahones family will hardly be con-
tent to live ia Virginia hereafter, and that IL
is probablo the General, before long, Will
move to this city and make it his permanent
home. He hns large investments here al
ready, and they say that If not now MIL
lionaire his acknowledged business tact here
would make him one in few years.
Mr.. Cardwell who will probably be Speak
ar of thenext House of Delegates of Virginia,
when here recently, said that he knew
no democratic member of either b'anch oil
the Virginia Legislature who was not In Ia,
vor of Mr.. Barbour for U. 5. Senator, ana
that he thought Mr.. Barbour would 90 eject
ed without opposition Elk representative
Cabell of the same State. here yesterday, said
all the democratic members of the Leglsla
ture from his section OF the State are Bar
bour men. Well informed gentlemen from
Richmond now here say that Governor Lee
who has been spoken of by some OF the IN
advised newspapers of this city and tne
North, as q rival of MIR. Barbour Tor tnt
place, as Messrs. Tucker and Goode have
bsen, like both these gentlemen, says
he is not candidate for the place, and thai
the general impression in that city /;
that Mr. Barbour will be elected-by unan
imous demo cratic vote.
Mr.. II. o. Ciaughton, formerly OF Ale1an
dra, has purchased Of tx Postmaster Wind
sor, of that city, a house near Dupont Circle
here, for SIS COO.
NJ. Chamberln, the English member o
the Canadian commission, arrived here TN
afternoon. Sir Charles Topper the Cana
dian member, is expected to morrow. Th
American members are already here. The com
mission will commence its deliberations next week
The chiefqueston to be decided is, whether Amer
lea has the same rights in Canadian waters nov
that she had when she WAS part of the Britis
dom Union.
There is as much talk of the Arrow STEAMSHIP
o and their proposed ship, the Pocahontae, her
as there is in Alexandria. 1t is said that certa
New jersey people who have bought stock in tn
ship are considerably worked up in consequence
of anticipated losses
Mr.. Carlisle had long interview with th
Prt side, this morning in regard to tariff reforI
measures 10 be introduced in the next Congress
1t is understood that tho removal of the tax o
: tobacco will be provision in any bill that ms
be introduced but that it will be accompanie
by proyisos for the removal or reduction Of tn
tariff on some at least of the necesssries of lif
and raw materials.
r According to the coll of the next U. s. House {
, Representatives, prepared by Col. Clarke, tn
clerk, that body will be composed of 1913 demo
Gratis 1913 republicans, and independents
, Among the lat er is inc udea Mr.. Hopkins Ill
labor rel re- entative from the Lynchburg district
, Virginia. People hera from Lynchburg say Nj
| Hcnkins will vote with the democrats